Oxfam Novib Archives - Page 8 of 8 - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Financial Services for a Sustainable Rural Livelihood: Strategies, lessons learned and policy for the years 2011 – 2015

20/12/2010

1 documents

54 pages long

Languages: English

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Contributing to a financial sector that offers poor people access to financial services is an important condition for realising more investments by and for the groups with which Oxfam Novib works. Since 1995, microfinance has been an important element of Oxfam Novib’s programme, in different areas and with different tools. Grants, loans, guarantees and investments […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Mainstreaming a Gender Justice Approach: A Manual to support NGOs in self-assessing their gender mainstreaming competence

27/09/2010

2 documents

114 pages long

Languages: English

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This manual has been created to help gender experts and consultants to coach organisations in self-assessing their gender mainstreaming competence. In this manual you find the ingredients for a self-assessment, to be organised in a workshop setting. It is meant to support development organisations in ‘screening’ their gender mainstreaming competence and recognising their potential to […]

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Research report

International Conference on Extractive Industries Contracts

17/12/2009

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Extractives

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Conference Report

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Briefing paper

The Right to a Sustainable Rural Livelihood: Strategies, lessons learned and actions (2008-2016)

12/03/2008

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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This position paper overviews Oxfam Novib’s work on the right to a sustainable livelihood in rural development programming and considers the importance of agriculture for overall growth and poverty reduction. It will support thinking through policy options for programming, lobbying and advocacy work, and will improve programme effectiveness. Chapter 1 presents evidence of the poverty-reducing […]

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Briefing paper

Embedding Food Security within Sustainable Livelihood Programmes

12/11/2007

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

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This position paper draws on many years’ experience of working on food security issues and offers support in planning and implementing food security activities and programmes. It reflects and is informed by the achievements and learning of Oxfam Novib and its partners and sets out a programme for the future. Part 1 of the report […]

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Research report

Labour Legislation and Waged Agricultural Workers: Policy advice by the World Bank

01/09/2007

1 documents

54 pages long

Languages: English

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This report attempts to summarise World Bank’s approach and policy advice regarding labour legislation in the Agriculture sector of six different countries, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Morocco and Chile which were selected as country cases by the Oxfam International Labour Rights team. The report identifies the ‘cautious’ and the ‘less cautious’ approach employed by the […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Test Your Organisation with the 12 Boxes Framework: A facilitators’ guide to support NGOs in self-assessing their response to HIV and AIDS in their workplace and in their work using a gender perspective

01/01/2007

1 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

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This guide is written for development NGOs that are concerned about the HIV and AIDS epidemic, and how they can improve their response to it. Based on Oxfam Novib’s experiences of gender mainstreaming the guide is aimed at NGO managers looking to do a self-assessment. Two lessons learned were crucial and form the basis for […]

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Evaluation report

Novib’s Pilot Core Country Evaluation: Cambodia 2001 – 2005

02/06/2006

1 documents

101 pages long

Languages: English

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Aid effectiveness

Overview

This evaluation report assesses Oxfam Novib’s work in Cambodia for the period 2001-2005. The information and data came from the 13 counterparts chosen in the field phase of this evaluation (directors and management staff, implementing staff, and some of their beneficiaries), resource persons from other major NGOs, government and multi-lateral agencies, and the Oxfams working […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

12 Steps to Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS at the Workplace: Experiences from Tanzania

01/06/2006

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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The aim of this booklet is to share with you our experiences, best practice and lessons Oxfam have learned around successfully making HIV and AIDS awareness and training a core part of the culture of all workplaces. Oxfam hopes that reading this booklet will motivate you to initiate and sustain HIV and AIDS interventions in […]

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Book

Impact Assessment for Development Agencies: Learning to value change

01/01/1999

5 documents

322 pages long

Languages: English

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This book considers the process of impact assessment and shows how and why it needs to be integrated into all stages of development programmes from planning to evaluation. Its basic premise is that impact assessment should refer not to the immediate outputs or effects of a project or programme, but to any lasting or significant […]

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